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BE A BERJAYAN

Enrolling at BERJAYA University College offers students a unique opportunity to prepare themselves for their future careers in a manner that is unlike any other. Due to our rich heritage as a business conglomerate and in entrepreneurship, we clearly understand what it takes to enable our students to excel as young professionals. In other words, our training will increase their employability in the global marketplace, as evidenced by our interns being offered employment even before they graduate.

Through our strong global and local industry networks initiated by our different faculties, BERJAYA UCH students are uniquely exposed to the marketplace that they are being prepped for at our city campus. At BERJAYA UCH, we pride ourselves on consistently producing well-rounded, professional and competent young adults through our inter-disciplinary and immersion teaching methodologies, as well as our distinct focus on language proficiency and personal poise.

Our vision is to become the most renowned university in the Asia Pacific, and we will do so through the merit of our high-calibre graduates – BERJAYANs - that are highly sought-after by employers across the country and region for their intellectual prowess, as well as their practical know-how. We trust BERJAYANs will go on to inspire lives, and widen horizons wherever their lives take them.

Our faculties

BERJAYA UCH received its licence to operate as an institution of higher learning on 15 November, 2008, offering programmes related to Hospitality, Tourism, Culinary Arts, Business Management and Liberal Arts from foundation to postgraduate levels. Programmes are offered under four faculties:

BERJAYA Business School

Faculty of Culinary Arts

Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism

Faculty of Liberal Arts

Well-rounded quality programmes

The teaching paradigm called the BERJAYA Immersion Methodology TM is based on the ‘Learning by Doing’ principle. BERJAYA UCH’s programmes comprise an innovative academic and industry-based curricula, providing students with key skills, hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge to prepare them for careers in this new era. At BERJAYA UCH, we believe that individuals who are well-rounded and also exposed to areas outside of their main field of studies gain personal poise and confidence naturally, and therefore, we encourage our students to take inter-disciplinary electives as well as engage in the many short courses that we also provide in the areas of language, lifestyle, etiquette, and the humanities.
BERJAYA UCH regularly invites industry experts of the hospitality, tourism, culinary, communication, business and services fields to further promote learning beyond the classroom. General managers, group accounts, executive chefs and other leaders under the Berjaya Corporation Group of Companies and corporate partners are part of the long list of industry leaders invited to contribute their time and wealth of experience by sharing their working world views to students in a classroom setting. These industry experts supplement the programme's first-class line-up of lecturers by sharing their experiences and knowledge of the industry, offering real-life examples to complement textbook material.

Our campus

BERJAYA UCH’s cosmopolitan city campus is situated within Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle, in Berjaya Times Square. Students benefit from the integrated learning experience gained from the hospitality, tourism and service-related businesses within and surrounding the city campus. The city campus, totalling approximately 100,000 square feet, comprises chic and sleek facilities such as eclectic accommodation suites, high-tech lecture theatres, classrooms and seminar rooms, conference rooms, a Learning and Resource Centre, dedicated computer laboratories with the latest software, fully-equipped preparation, production and pastry kitchens, bakery, culinary studio, culinary theatre, show kitchen, fine-dining restaurant, café, deli, coffee and tea academy, oenology laboratory and a chocolate and sugar artistry laboratory, to name a few.

Being in the heart of the capital city also means being immersed in a vibrant and dynamic commercial and business environment; it is ideal as a live learning lab for anyone readying themselves to enter the workforce. Public transportation, amenities, entertainment, food, fashion, and culture abound around and the city campus, and the experience of this lifestyle is an invaluable learning all on its own.

Awards and recognitions

Since our inception in 2009, BERJAYA UCH has grown an astounding 90 percent by producing quality programmes and hiring capable educators who have been respected industry practitioners.

Key Personnel

Mae Ho Seok Khen

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer , BERJAYA University College

As a passionate educator, Mae Ho Seok Khen is greatly inspired by her student's innate desire to learn. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of BERJAYA UCH says, "We engage our students to build on their individual strengths and motivate them to overcome challenging goals, which leads to enhanced performance. Students must take responsibility for their own learning although lecturers can guide them on setting achievable goals to boost their self-esteem and inculcate a sense of involvement and accomplishment".

To say that Mae is driven is an understatement. Her resume demonstrates continued professional growth, starting as a lecturer and quickly working her way up the ranks of higher education.

Mae was instrumental in setting up BERJAYA University College of Hospitality (BERJAYA UCH) with her team of devoted colleagues. As a visionary and in answering the call of the Malaysian government for higher education reforms, she directed the operational roll out of the programmes of the University College and presently manages the operational, financial performance and strategic planning of the institution.

Apart from being Executive Director and CEO of Berjaya Higher Education Sdn Bhd, she holds a conjoint appointment as Director of Informatics Education Ltd. Singapore. Mae also sits on the panel of judges for the Hospitality Asia Platinum Award (HAPA) and her judging stretches across the ASEAN countries for Service Excellence Awards, Signature Establishment Awards, Revolutionary Personality Awards, and Fine Culinary Awards. She is an active member on the panel of judges for the Malaysia Retailers's Association (MRA) and the Conseillor Gastronomique of the National Baillage and Council Member of the National Council of the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, Baillage de Malaisie.

Student Testimonials

Ben Chen, Canada

Hospitality Management, 3 Years

This is the second time I have come to Malaysia but this has been my longest stay. The first time I came I was only 10 years old and that was for a Taekwondo competition as well as vacation. Ten years later, I came back here initially for the same reason but then a family member persuaded me to join Berjaya University College of Hospitality.

The life in Malaysia compared to Canada is very different. It has taken me a year and half to get used to the heat and I am still trying to adapt. The one thing I love about Malaysia is that the food is great to eat, and as Malaysia is known to be “food heaven” that is all the more better for me, seeing as though I love food. The daily lifestyle in Malaysia is much different from back home and the climate and food has made an outbreak of pimples on my face so now I must really control the food I eat which is extremely hard to do. The people are kind and friendly and with the diverse languages here it is really testing my tongue, and on top of that it is an advantage to have a few more languages up my sleeve. The overall experience of Malaysia has been a great one and never ceases to amaze me, which is why Malaysia will always have a place in my heart.

Hiromi Rhondalee Granger, Zimbabwe

Hospitality Management, 3 Years

Studying in Malaysia has been a completely different experience. Joining Berjaya University College has given me the opportunity to be exposed to a number of different cultures, cuisine and people all at once. Learning in Malaysia is exciting because every day, I learn something different, new and interesting. I have learnt to take risks, understand different cultures and people and embrace every experience I have in this diverse country. The people in Malaysia are all friendly and pleasant to talk to. Malaysia offers a bit of everything and so far my journey in Malaysia has been unforgettable, queer, interesting and fun.